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	Kathy and John Humor Author: j.p. martin short story chapter 1 by female comment # 1 rating ** i didn't get it at all. where did this take place anyway? comment # 2 rating * this was not very good. the grammar was atrocious. isn't a short story supposed to have a beginning, middle, and ending? oh, and where is over there? comment male rating ***** this was terrific. once... Jan 7, 2009 \| 9 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
Mirror, Mirror Horror Author: Samuel J. Fox gilbert ross was very ill. he was also a parapsychology major. this combination made for his downfall. the leaves gently rustled along the ground, seeming to writhe and swirl as if they were dancing in the coming dusk. the sky began to darken, night slipping on like a gown, only reiterating to ross that he hadn't slept since yesterday, working on... Jan 7, 2009 \| 14 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
I bang my head against this wall because when I stop it Horror Author: ben smith i bang my head against this wall because when i stop it fells good. is this what i've become? some reasonable facsimile of a once great deity. who is this broke down old sot reflected in the mirror, is this really me? god, look at me. the abuse has worn out the strapping young soul. letting yourself go like this is like suicide, without the not... Jan 7, 2009 \| 15 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
	Sharing the Absence of Information Humor Author: Fred Vanderpoel sharing the absence of information is no easy task.take this image for instance.over the years many viewers asked me: "is it a man or a woman?"and for years i would answer: "you are right"."how did you make this image?" they would ask.again, i would shed no further light on the subject.then a pretty wise woman told me: "fred, you can only take with you what you l... Jan 7, 2009 \| 57 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
DECADES Poetry Author: bill neilson decades an old man’s lament. i remember feeling “shirty” in the year that i turned thirty. when i realised my youth had gone away. i was scared of growing old and already being told, that my hair was showing tell tale signs of grey. but i still felt rather sporty, even when i got to forty. so,... Jan 7, 2009 \| 16 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
The Forgotten Princess Miscellaneous Stories Author: ExiaZer0 there’s a river….. the river was very beautiful, nice, blue, and flowing in one direction. there were swans in the river, along with many shiny fishes under the water. on the left side of the river was big and giant mountains. on the right side was a path heading toward a city that has been in a civil war for 18, almost 19 years. in the middle of the river was a long wooden bridge. th... Jan 7, 2009 \| 23 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
If Only Humor Author: Charles Starinsky what a life........just me and that wily trout waiting for me to catch him. yea, he thinks, if fish can truly think,that i din't see him lying next to that big rock. oh, i'll get him yet, we've only been at this little gameearly every day for the last month now......i'll get him yet. maybe it will be today or tomorrow or next week, but i will get him in the end......guarentee you i'll get him.... Jan 7, 2009 \| 29 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
Planes Miscellaneous Stories Author: Emily Kasey the drive across i-70 can really be the worst. there is kansas city, four hours of nothing, and then saint louis. going backwards from the west to the east, i like to zig zag in and out between cars and dodge big rigs to try and cut time, but miles of farm land always makes the drive seem long. over the course of the year, i decided to return to school to work on a bachelor's degree, and... Jan 7, 2009 \| 21 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
	Expert Advice Humor Author: Josh my name is josh and i am single (at least at the time of writing this). i have been single just long enough to inspire me to start my own dating business. my dating business (localdatingevents.com - search for it another day) was internet based as so many these days are. now when you own your own business, people begin to think of you as an expert in your industry. this is something that pleas... Jan 7, 2009 \| 36 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
Safe Ground Miscellaneous Stories Author: Jim Con the safe ground ‘whack!'. it was the sound the ball made when he kicked it. ‘smack' was a similar word but they used it more for hitting a face. harsh it was to hit a face and why they would do it he didn't know. once big jonny was hit in the face by ned raftery. ned started crying and jonny didn't care. it was then that he knew jonny was very tough. once he had hit his own... Jan 7, 2009 \| 26 Hits \| \| 3 comments \| Read more...
	THE CULT (please read for your own protection!) Poetry Author: speedy the deaf and blind dog they're friendly, and furry, and cute when their young. they play, and they purr, and they have a strange tongue. they love a good rain, and they hate chasing rats. they can not be trusted, the cult you call cats. you don't understand them as you think you might. you've not seen them gather like i in the night. i... Jan 7, 2009 \| 45 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
Fallen Poetry Author: Yahaira never did she think to fall in love so deep. she wrapped her wings around him, when she could have flown with just one leap. forlorn and desolate he held on tight. he was what kept her from taking flight, to a place indefinite, pristine and sublime. where there was no recollection of a grievous time. if his love for you, you think will suffice, know that to lose sight of eden will be... Jan 7, 2009 \| 41 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
	A Trick or Not Mystery Author: sébastien (author note: it's the 2nd chapter of my sequel, a quest to leeds castle). at kerry hill way, after the unexpected gift from his father, larry woke up from a restless sleep. tossing and turning in bed for part of the night, the contents of the letter had whirled around in his mind. him who thought that his father had kept any secrets from him, it really came like a big surprise. &l... Jan 7, 2009 \| 42 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
Pseudocreativity Poetry Author: Ashutosh Ghildiyal not knowing how to proceed the thought without a future waits in recess until a spark brings about its materialization producing yet again from the recesses the similar sounding words the similar tasting emotions in the attempt to ejaculate a composition weird it may seem, but wherever it moves the brain traces its own known fragments deceiving the senses with... Jan 7, 2009 \| 38 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
Ashes to Ashes Poetry Author: Jamie Phelan ashes to ashes. ashes to ashes; the saying goes; death becomes us as we grow old. dust flying in the wind - we turn to mould. empty thoughts in empty souls do not rest until the cold. ashes to ashes; the saying goes. cast oneself to an ugly mould; stand in line, do as you're told. dust flying in the wind - we turn to mould. show one's beauty for all to behold - the lifel... Jan 7, 2009 \| 47 Hits \| \| 4 comments \| Read more...
	JULIA'S NIGHT OUT. Miscellaneous Stories Author: Terry Collett julie waits by the door; stares around the bar, wonders what to tell greg, the youth who'd talked to her at the bar some hours ago; whether she ought to tell him or not at this early stage or to leave it until things move on a bit. cass had gone off with greg's mate, the tall youth with the spots and an earring hanging from his ear like a piece of snot. felicity hadn't come with them, she'd said s... Jan 7, 2009 \| 41 Hits \| \| 3 comments \| Read more...
Rookie, Chapter 29 Miscellaneous Stories Author: Daniel chapter 29 they drove through the night, pausing only to refill the gas tank and buy a map. while alec pumped the fuel, tracy came back out of the store with a large paper bag, filled to the brim with chips, sandwiches, and other assorted highway delights. "picking up a few essentials?" he asked with a wry grin. "a girls got to keep her strength up," she quipped. &qu... Jan 7, 2009 \| 39 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
	Traveling Poetry Author: Bonnie Badgley traveling to 'n fro, to 'n fro... i've traveled far, yet didn't go beyond my door or yard or home, still i'm free to always roam. the music drifts around the room and sweeps my soul with a melody broom, and life goes on beyond glass pane, reflecting life through dusty stain. inside my head an image flows, creates a dream and of... Jan 6, 2009 \| 31 Hits \| \| 3 comments \| Read more...
Rentals Humor Author: JJ Tyler my wife and i ran into ourselves the other night. it was a tuesday night. there was absolutely nothing on t.v. we looked at each other and decided we needed to get out of the house, take a drive. "a comedy" she said. "horror" i said. so we decided to try to find something in between, like a pauly shore movie. as we walked to our gas guzzling suv, we noticed the... Jan 6, 2009 \| 40 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
	The House Of Nostalgia, Chapter 3 Mystery Author: Elroy Jackson the next morning i noticed a sign out front of the new business that said: [come and witness nostalgia from $100 to 500 dollars a visit.] there were already a few people from around the township parked out front of this building and i recognized one of them. it was a friend of mine terry spencer, a township reporter; terry saw me and waved for me to come over. so i walked across the... Jan 6, 2009 \| 32 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...

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	Kathy and John Humor Author: j.p. martin short story chapter 1 by female comment # 1 rating ** i didn't get it at all. where did this take place anyway? comment # 2 rating * this was not very good. the grammar was atrocious. isn't a short story supposed to have a beginning, middle, and ending? oh, and where is over there? comment male rating ***** this was terrific. once... Jan 7, 2009 \| 9 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
Mirror, Mirror Horror Author: Samuel J. Fox gilbert ross was very ill. he was also a parapsychology major. this combination made for his downfall. the leaves gently rustled along the ground, seeming to writhe and swirl as if they were dancing in the coming dusk. the sky began to darken, night slipping on like a gown, only reiterating to ross that he hadn't slept since yesterday, working on... Jan 7, 2009 \| 14 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
I bang my head against this wall because when I stop it Horror Author: ben smith i bang my head against this wall because when i stop it fells good. is this what i've become? some reasonable facsimile of a once great deity. who is this broke down old sot reflected in the mirror, is this really me? god, look at me. the abuse has worn out the strapping young soul. letting yourself go like this is like suicide, without the not... Jan 7, 2009 \| 15 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
	Sharing the Absence of Information Humor Author: Fred Vanderpoel sharing the absence of information is no easy task.take this image for instance.over the years many viewers asked me: "is it a man or a woman?"and for years i would answer: "you are right"."how did you make this image?" they would ask.again, i would shed no further light on the subject.then a pretty wise woman told me: "fred, you can only take with you what you l... Jan 7, 2009 \| 57 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
DECADES Poetry Author: bill neilson decades an old man’s lament. i remember feeling “shirty” in the year that i turned thirty. when i realised my youth had gone away. i was scared of growing old and already being told, that my hair was showing tell tale signs of grey. but i still felt rather sporty, even when i got to forty. so,... Jan 7, 2009 \| 16 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
The Forgotten Princess Miscellaneous Stories Author: ExiaZer0 there’s a river….. the river was very beautiful, nice, blue, and flowing in one direction. there were swans in the river, along with many shiny fishes under the water. on the left side of the river was big and giant mountains. on the right side was a path heading toward a city that has been in a civil war for 18, almost 19 years. in the middle of the river was a long wooden bridge. th... Jan 7, 2009 \| 23 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
If Only Humor Author: Charles Starinsky what a life........just me and that wily trout waiting for me to catch him. yea, he thinks, if fish can truly think,that i din't see him lying next to that big rock. oh, i'll get him yet, we've only been at this little gameearly every day for the last month now......i'll get him yet. maybe it will be today or tomorrow or next week, but i will get him in the end......guarentee you i'll get him.... Jan 7, 2009 \| 29 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
Planes Miscellaneous Stories Author: Emily Kasey the drive across i-70 can really be the worst. there is kansas city, four hours of nothing, and then saint louis. going backwards from the west to the east, i like to zig zag in and out between cars and dodge big rigs to try and cut time, but miles of farm land always makes the drive seem long. over the course of the year, i decided to return to school to work on a bachelor's degree, and... Jan 7, 2009 \| 21 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
	Expert Advice Humor Author: Josh my name is josh and i am single (at least at the time of writing this). i have been single just long enough to inspire me to start my own dating business. my dating business (localdatingevents.com - search for it another day) was internet based as so many these days are. now when you own your own business, people begin to think of you as an expert in your industry. this is something that pleas... Jan 7, 2009 \| 36 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
Safe Ground Miscellaneous Stories Author: Jim Con the safe ground ‘whack!'. it was the sound the ball made when he kicked it. ‘smack' was a similar word but they used it more for hitting a face. harsh it was to hit a face and why they would do it he didn't know. once big jonny was hit in the face by ned raftery. ned started crying and jonny didn't care. it was then that he knew jonny was very tough. once he had hit his own... Jan 7, 2009 \| 26 Hits \| \| 3 comments \| Read more...
	THE CULT (please read for your own protection!) Poetry Author: speedy the deaf and blind dog they're friendly, and furry, and cute when their young. they play, and they purr, and they have a strange tongue. they love a good rain, and they hate chasing rats. they can not be trusted, the cult you call cats. you don't understand them as you think you might. you've not seen them gather like i in the night. i... Jan 7, 2009 \| 45 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
Fallen Poetry Author: Yahaira never did she think to fall in love so deep. she wrapped her wings around him, when she could have flown with just one leap. forlorn and desolate he held on tight. he was what kept her from taking flight, to a place indefinite, pristine and sublime. where there was no recollection of a grievous time. if his love for you, you think will suffice, know that to lose sight of eden will be... Jan 7, 2009 \| 41 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
	A Trick or Not Mystery Author: sébastien (author note: it's the 2nd chapter of my sequel, a quest to leeds castle). at kerry hill way, after the unexpected gift from his father, larry woke up from a restless sleep. tossing and turning in bed for part of the night, the contents of the letter had whirled around in his mind. him who thought that his father had kept any secrets from him, it really came like a big surprise. &l... Jan 7, 2009 \| 42 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
Pseudocreativity Poetry Author: Ashutosh Ghildiyal not knowing how to proceed the thought without a future waits in recess until a spark brings about its materialization producing yet again from the recesses the similar sounding words the similar tasting emotions in the attempt to ejaculate a composition weird it may seem, but wherever it moves the brain traces its own known fragments deceiving the senses with... Jan 7, 2009 \| 38 Hits \| \| 0 comments \| Read more...
Ashes to Ashes Poetry Author: Jamie Phelan ashes to ashes. ashes to ashes; the saying goes; death becomes us as we grow old. dust flying in the wind - we turn to mould. empty thoughts in empty souls do not rest until the cold. ashes to ashes; the saying goes. cast oneself to an ugly mould; stand in line, do as you're told. dust flying in the wind - we turn to mould. show one's beauty for all to behold - the lifel... Jan 7, 2009 \| 47 Hits \| \| 4 comments \| Read more...
	JULIA'S NIGHT OUT. Miscellaneous Stories Author: Terry Collett julie waits by the door; stares around the bar, wonders what to tell greg, the youth who'd talked to her at the bar some hours ago; whether she ought to tell him or not at this early stage or to leave it until things move on a bit. cass had gone off with greg's mate, the tall youth with the spots and an earring hanging from his ear like a piece of snot. felicity hadn't come with them, she'd said s... Jan 7, 2009 \| 41 Hits \| \| 3 comments \| Read more...
Rookie, Chapter 29 Miscellaneous Stories Author: Daniel chapter 29 they drove through the night, pausing only to refill the gas tank and buy a map. while alec pumped the fuel, tracy came back out of the store with a large paper bag, filled to the brim with chips, sandwiches, and other assorted highway delights. "picking up a few essentials?" he asked with a wry grin. "a girls got to keep her strength up," she quipped. &qu... Jan 7, 2009 \| 39 Hits \| \| 2 comments \| Read more...
	Traveling Poetry Author: Bonnie Badgley traveling to 'n fro, to 'n fro... i've traveled far, yet didn't go beyond my door or yard or home, still i'm free to always roam. the music drifts around the room and sweeps my soul with a melody broom, and life goes on beyond glass pane, reflecting life through dusty stain. inside my head an image flows, creates a dream and of... Jan 6, 2009 \| 31 Hits \| \| 3 comments \| Read more...
Rentals Humor Author: JJ Tyler my wife and i ran into ourselves the other night. it was a tuesday night. there was absolutely nothing on t.v. we looked at each other and decided we needed to get out of the house, take a drive. "a comedy" she said. "horror" i said. so we decided to try to find something in between, like a pauly shore movie. as we walked to our gas guzzling suv, we noticed the... Jan 6, 2009 \| 40 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...
	The House Of Nostalgia, Chapter 3 Mystery Author: Elroy Jackson the next morning i noticed a sign out front of the new business that said: [come and witness nostalgia from $100 to 500 dollars a visit.] there were already a few people from around the township parked out front of this building and i recognized one of them. it was a friend of mine terry spencer, a township reporter; terry saw me and waved for me to come over. so i walked across the... Jan 6, 2009 \| 32 Hits \| \| 1 comments \| Read more...

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